Retrospective Template Generator
Choose a retrospective format, enter your sprint details, and print a ready-to-use board for your team.
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Start, Stop, Continue Retrospective
Classic format focusing on new actions, things to stop, and things to keep.
Start
What should we start doing?
Stop
What should we stop doing?
Continue
What should we continue doing?
What is a Sprint Retrospective?
A sprint retrospective is a ceremony held at the end of each sprint where the team reflects on how they worked together — not what they built. It is a core Scrum event designed to continuously improve the team's processes, collaboration, and efficiency. A well-run retrospective surfaces problems early and builds psychological safety through honest, structured conversation.
The format you choose shapes how your team shares feedback. Different formats encourage different types of reflection — emotional, analytical, metaphorical, or action-oriented. Picking the right one for your team's maturity and current challenges makes the session more productive and engaging.
Retrospective Format Guide
The most widely used retrospective format. Teams identify new practices to introduce, behaviours to eliminate, and things already working well. Best for: all team maturities, especially teams new to retrospectives.
An emotion-first format that helps teams surface feelings before jumping to action items. Useful when morale is low, team dynamics feel strained, or you want to build empathy across the group.
A more nuanced variant that separates enjoyment from learning, and highlights specific gaps and desires. Great for teams working on a project with lots of discovery and experimentation.
A metaphor-based format that makes abstract concepts tangible. Wind represents enablers, anchor represents blockers, rocks are risks, and the island is the team's goal. Perfect for teams who find direct feedback uncomfortable.
Action-oriented and concrete. Each column maps directly to a decision or change, making it easier to produce clear action items. Ideal for experienced agile teams who want efficient, outcome-focused retrospectives.
A five-category format offering the most granular view of team behaviour. By splitting "keep doing" from "more of" and "stop doing" from "less of", it encourages more precise and honest feedback. Best for mature teams who have mastered shorter formats.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How do I choose the right retrospective format?
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